The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-20

think this apparition of political
significance. predicting my speedy
elevation to the presto catial chair at
Washington, but tho girl who brought
my futon (bedding, etc, told me it was
the hosts son, who had read great
deal and had come to pay his compli-
ments to me as an American. am
glad that 1 am not to be president,
though L should like to be custom.
house inspector until l could get few
crates Of this beautiful porcelain and
these embroideries into our we'll pro
tected" country.
In the grounds of the Tenjin-sama
were crowds Or people In holiday at
tire, it being the celebration of the be-
ginning of spring. The white flag Of
Japan, with its red disk, was floating
over every doorway in town, and the
respondent obies (the broad sashes'
worn by women) of the young girls,
made the whole city seem indeed like
spring. In the grounds of this tenn
pie were many statues Of reclining
oxen, some of them beautifully execu-
ted in bronze. notified or black marble,
and one especially, evidently quito
new, carved in gray granite, looked
as soft as velvet, the best work | have
yet seen in Japan. The huge stone
lanterns which are found by thousands
in all the temples and graveyards of
the country have frame of wood,
covered with paper made to fit the
openings. When the light is within,
host of these monsters beneath the
shadows of pine grove is very effec-
tive and quite startling when suddenly
come upon around some dark corner.
From the garden of the Kinkakuji, a
hill is visible, which the Mikado IDA,
one hot summer day, had covered with
white silk that he might enjoy a cool
scene. There was once a French
Louis who did about the same thing, but
not to please himself, which certainly
shows good point in the idiotic act
which cannot be credited to the mika-
do in his similar one.
The pleasant ride from Kioto to Otsu
on Lake Biwa has been made for tour
lists a thing of the past, for the screachj
ing engine carries them through tunnel
and over tressel, and places them in
Otsu without giving glimpse of the
pretty country. With merry farewells
and good wishes from my host and
his people, hurried away at lively
pace behind the best runner have yet
had, in way which bid fair to bring
me to the lake quite as quickly as the
train would which had scorned. The
Tokaido all tho way is q magnificent
road, with stone cmbankments, cutters,
and cross-drains equal to any l have
ever seen. The traffic which passes
over it is enormous, and the multitudes
of home-returning peasants from the
Kioto holiday made rapid progress soon
come to stop. At the foot OF Hi-no-
Okla hill. which rises two hundred feet
in abrupt incline, l had my first human
tandem equipage: the second man harm
essed himself to the front of the kur,tl
ma with cords, and ran Just before
the man between the shafts. have
often had two men, but one has
always been pusher. The summit was
soon reached with the aid OF four legs;
but when I reached 1t wished we had
not done so well. for the mans chest
heaved as though II would burst and I
could note each beating of his heart,
while blood came from his lips and nos
wills. 1t was. indeed very horrible
sight, and shall never again allow
the men 10 exert themselves 10 such an
extent They often deceive me, l
know, by feigned fatigue, but that is
surely better than that any animal
should sufier-be he four or two or one
legged. From the famous chill of
meeting and parting" which formerly
marked the boundary of the province of
Ozaka, the road descends to 0tsu. CIV
ing fine glimpses of the lake between
tall pines, and finally. as the pictur-
esque town is reached. one sees be-
tween the brown houses the lovely
Biwa.
Two hundred and eighty-six years
before the Christian era there was